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New English-owned campsite in Burgundy open all year

21 Sep
Looking towards the Rocher du Saussois rock formation

We just found out that two extremely nice English chaps have opened a campsite in Burgundy not far from our depot…and it’s open all year! The campsite, in a glorious spot at Merry-sur-Yonne (85km south of the depot, about 1 hr 20 minutes drive), had been closed for years. We are so happy that these […]

Meet the France Motorhome Hire dream team!

24 Aug
Meet the France Motorhome Hire dream team!

Although motorhome hire is a seasonal business, we don’t believe in seasonal staff so we have a full-time, permanent France Motorhome Hire team. Years in the seasonal travel sector has taught us that if you want to have an experienced, mature, loyal team who can maintain high standards, you must retain them year-round. Rather than […]

Absolutely GORGEOUS compact motorhome!

18 May

Our brand new Euro-Explorer Compact Prestige motorhomes (aka: Knaus Sky 550 TI) arrived today and they are absolutely gorgeous! They truly are the perfect vehicle for couples with everything you need for two in a really neat, compact space. The quality of the finish is apparent from the second you step inside, but that’s hardly […]

Yippee, an English-speaking hairdresser in Sens!

04 May

Hairdresser woes and discoveries might not sound too important to some reading this blog, but for those of us who live here or those who have been travelling by motorhome through non-English speaking countries for some months, an English-speaking stylist is a revelation! It doesn’t matter how well you studied French before coming to France, […]

Our “Prestige” vehicles are arriving thick and fast!

27 Apr

For the first time in 2016 we are offering a new, luxury “Prestige” range of vehicles from the renowned German manufacturer Knaus Tabbert. The majority of them are rolling off the production line as we write, but some have already arrived… Pictured above is the first of six, brand new Euro-Traveller Prestige campervans, heading off […]

Our last few vehicles for sale this spring

16 Mar

Spring is in the air as family set off on a year-long motorhome trip! It’s that time of the year when clients arrive thick and fast to collect the ex-hire campervans they have bought from us and head off on their extended campervan adventures. The Makara family from Australia purchased our last-but-one big, family ex-hire […]

Introducing our new luxury campervans and motorhomes

10 Feb

To tempt the truly discerning traveller, we are proud to announce the addition of our new luxury “Prestige Range” to our existing fleet. Our new luxury vehicles follow the very latest trends in motorhome design and have been carefully selected from the top-selling manufacturer in Germany. Needless to say, these gorgeous vehicles are a little […]

Easter Campervan Special Offer

04 Feb

Easter campervan treats…. A free rabbit, GPS and bikes, but don’t worry, the rabbit’s a chocolate one! Easter falls early this year (Easter Sunday is 27th March), so it will be upon us very soon! After months of short days, chilly weather and paying for Christmas, Easter is the first opportunity of the year to […]

Where do FranceMotorhomeHire clients come from?

27 Jan

We have a fantastic range of client nationalities hiring our campervans and motorhomes. Mostly, they are from English-speaking countries, from as far afield as New Zealand and Australia, but some simply speak a little English and find our straight-talking, English-language website easy to understand! Last year, the majority (32%) of our clients nipped across the […]